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By 1979 Genesis drummer/singer Phil Collins was considering branching out into a solo career. [54] Ray Charles returned to Atlantic in 1977. Jerry Wexler spent a majority of his time in Florida, which left Greenberg plenty of time to spend with Ahmet Ertegun, who was President of Atlantic at that time. In 1964 they approached Jerry Wexler and proposed a merger with Atlantic. [52], Atlantic was doing so well in early 1959 that some scheduled releases were held back, and the company enjoyed two successive months of gross sales of over $1 million that summer, thanks to hits by The Coasters, The Drifters, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, and Clyde McPhatter. The Vice President of Student Records and College Registrar provides the statewide vision and leadership for the student records enterprise at Ivy Tech Community College. Aretha Franklin signed with Atlantic in 1966 after her contract with Columbia expired. Decca had refused access to its British acts, who usually appeared in the US on the London subsidiary. Ganis began her career as an assistant at Polydor Records and quickly became the first female on the companys national promotion staff. Darin returned to Atlantic in 1965. [49], Atlantic tolerated Spector but with diminishing returns. [6] He convinced the family dentist, Dr. Vahdi Sabit, to invest $10,000 and hired Herb Abramson, a dentistry student. Songwriter Bert Berns hated Spector's arrangement and thought it ruined the song, so Berns re-recorded it with The Isley Brothers and it became a hit. Michael Kyser named President of Black Music at Atlantic in US February 3, 2011 By Music Business Worldwide Michael Kyser has been appointed as the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. Ahmet Ertegun had first seen them perform in the Midwest on one of their early American tours, and it was on this occasion that he also became an ardent fan of their drummer/vocalist, Phil Collins. Mar Brown, Atlantic Records' senior vice president of urban radio promotion, passed away suddenly last night due to a heart attack, a representative for the label tells Billboard. "Beyond the Sea" became Darin's fourth consecutive Top 10 hit in the US and UK. 1993 - Sony artist Michael Jackson offered Greenberg the position of President of MJJ Music, Jackson's label distributed through Sony. Ryan Brady, a VP at Atlantic Records and a host of the Take It Away podcast, has died in a car accident at the age of 34. 1967 - Jerry Wexler asked Greenberg to become his personal assistant at Atlantic Records. Lanre Gaba has been promoted to Co-President, Black Music for Atlantic Records. Ahmet Ertegun served as founding chairman until his death on December 14, 2006, at age 83.[4]. After buying Elektra Records and its sister label Nonesuch Records in 1970, Kinney combined the operations of all of its record labels under a new holding company, WEA, and also known as Warner Music Group. "Security") in 1982 to wide acclaim, and Gabriel scored a minor US hit with the single "Shock The Monkey". Poco achieved moderate success for Epic, but Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled debut album (released in May 1969) became a huge and enduring hit, reaching #6 on the Billboard album chart, spawning two US Top 40 singles, becoming a multi-platinum seller and eventually earning a place in the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Wexler was a fan of Burke's and had long wanted to sign him so when Burke told Wexler his contract with his former label had expired Wexler replied: "You're home. Sadi Koylan. Atlantic's early stereo recordings included "Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter, "What Am I Living For" by Chuck Willis, "I Cried a Tear" by LaVern Baker, "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin, "Yakety Yak" by the Coasters and "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles. Atlantic City, NJ. In 1978, Atlantic finally broke the leading UK progressive group Genesis as a major act in the US. 1). The first song Wexler produced with Burke was "Just Out of Reach", which became a big hit in September 1961. Ertegun composed songs under the alias "A. Nugetre", including Big Joe Turner's hit "Chains of Love", recording them in booths in Times Square, then giving them to an arranger or session musician. 7, selling over one million copies and becoming the bestselling song of the year for Decca. In 1975 Kalodner moved to the A&R department, rose rapidly through the ranks, and in 1976 he was promoted to become Atlantic's first West Coast director of A&R. [22] Their records created some controversy: the suggestive "Such A Night" was banned by radio station WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan, and "Honey Love" was banned in Memphis, Tennessee[23] but both reached No. Jones was an accounting major at Maryland University who planned to be a doctor . [26] Billboard said Atlantic's "fresh sound" and the quality of its recordings, arrangements, and musicians was a great advance from standard R&B records. He saw something more in there that wasn't coming out before. [24][25], Atlantic was one of the first independent labels to make recordings in stereo: Dowd used a portable stereo recorder which ran simultaneously with the studio's existing mono recorder. Columbia tried to market her as a jazz singer. Reacting to the acrimonious breakup of his first marriage, he had begun writing and recording new songs at home, which were considerably different from the material he had been recording with Genesis. [2], In 2006, the label denied "Weird Al" Yankovic permission to release "You're Pitiful", a parody of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful", despite Blunt's approval. The highly respected executive, who celebrates her 20 th anniversary with the label this year, was most recently Atlantic's General Manager/Executive Vice President of Black Music A&R. In her new post, Gaba will work alongside Co-President, Black Music Mike Kyser. He started his career in the music business as a drummer in the band "Jerry Green and The Passengers" which he founded. Jerry L. Greenberg is an American music executive, who at 32, was the youngest president of any major record company in the recording industry and received that title in 1974 as President of Atlantic Records . Label President Ahmet Ertegun still had no desire to sell, but the balance of power had changed since the abortive takeover attempt of 1962; Atlantic's original investor Dr Vahdi Sabit and minority stockholder Miriam Bienstock had both been bought out in September 1964[51] and the other remaining partner, Nesuhi Ertegun, was eventually convinced to side with Wexler. 1 R&B hit, but it only reached No. Angered by his unceremonious ejection from Atlantic, he alerted Geffen to Collins' availability, but to his chagrin, neither Geffen nor any other US label showed interest; He then alerted Virgin Records boss Richard Branson, who immediately contacted Collins' manager Tony Stratton Smith and signed Collins to Virgin in the UK as a solo act. "Mack the Knife" (1959) went to No. [26] In this system, recordings were made using two microphones, spaced at approximately the distance between the human ears, and the left and right channels were recorded as two separate, parallel grooves. In July 1954, Wexler and Ertegun wrote a prescient article for Cash Box devoted to what they called "cat music"; the same month, Atlantic had its first major "crossover" hit on the Billboard pop chart when the "Sh-Boom" by The Chords reached No. Previously, Irene was an A&R Administration at RCA Records and also held positions at SONY. 1969 - When Atlantic's parent company, Warner Bros-Seven Arts was sold to Kinney Services (Predecessor to Warner Communications in 1969, Greenberg was announced General Manager of Atlantic Records. The kids won't know where it is you've got to put extra drums on it." This concert, which was almost 13 hours in length, featured performances by a large number of their artists and included reunions of some rock legends like Led Zeppelin and Crosby, Stills, and Nash (being David Crosby's first full band performance since being released from prison). Among its acts were the post-Curtis Mayfield Impressions, Slave, Brook Benton, Jean Knight, Mass Production, Sister Sledge, The Velvet Underground, Stacy Lattisaw, Lou Donaldson, Mylon LeFevre, Stevie Woods, Johnny Gill, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Garland Green, The Dynamics, The Fabulous Counts, and The Fatback Band. Kenny . "[7] The label's office in the Ritz Hotel in Manhattan proved too expensive, so they moved to a room in the Hotel Jefferson. Both albums went platinum, and it was the first rap album to go platinum for WEA Distribution. She rose through the ranks at Atlantic Records until they had to create a new title for her: president of promotion. [5] Ertegun hired Billboard reporter Jerry Wexler in June 1953. In order to make amends to Gabriel, he alerted both CBS and Geffen to the fact that Gabriel was available, and after a bidding war, Gabriel signed with Geffen. 1957 - Gerald L. Greenberg from New Haven, CT formed his own band. In the 1980s she sued Atlantic for unpaid royalties; although Atlantic, which prided itself on treating artists fairly, had stopped paying royalties to some musicians. He is currently working with Ricch on his second studio album as well as A&Ring the new album from Ty Dolla . All Rights Reserved. [21], In 1952 Atlantic signed Ray Charles, whose hits included "I Got a Woman", "What'd I Say", and "Hallelujah I Love Her So". [85], The building was owned by the family of Sheldon Vogel, the chief financial officer of Atlantic at the time. The audit revealed Leiber and Stoller had been underpaid by $18,000. The signing was complicated by the fact that Nash was still under contract to Epic Records (The Hollies' US distributor), but Ertegun used his diplomatic prowess to overcome this by arranging a 'swap' he released former Buffalo Springfield member Richie Furay from his Atlantic contract, allowing Furay's new group Poco to sign to Epic, and in exchange Columbia Records (the parent company of Epic) allowed Nash to sign to Atlantic. [26], Nesuhi was also in charge of LP production. The sale of Atlantic Records activated a clause in the distribution agreement with Stax Records calling for renegotiation of the distribution deal and at this point, the Stax partners discovered that the deal gave Atlantic ownership of all the Stax recordings Atlantic distributed. 2 after spending almost six months on the Billboard R&B chart although McGhee himself earned just $10 for the session. Few music industry vets approach the level of royalty in the radio world that Andrea Ganis, Varietys Hitbreaker of the Year, inhabits. Cotillion also released the triple-albums soundtrack of the Woodstock festival film in 1970. With Chairman Jerry Weintraub leaving the company abruptly, the new management team didn't want to continue having a recording company. They are seeking a Vice President Employee Engagement and . Craig Rosen has been working as a Vice President, A and R at Atlantic Records for 10 years. In 1974 the former photographer, record store manager and music critic joined Atlantic's New York publicity department. His recordings for Atlantic and Stax influenced pop music. By early 1980, when Collins was recording his solo album, the record industry was suffering greatly from the impact of the worldwide economic recession, and many labels were beginning to cull their rosters and drop acts that weren't providing major returns. [71][pageneeded] With Ertegun's power at Warners now secure, Atlantic was able to maintain autonomy through the parent company reorganizations and continue to do their own marketing, while WEA handled distribution. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Tuesday that Norse Atlantic Airways will commence new, low-price, nonstop service between London's Gatwick International Airport (LGW) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on June 1, 2023. [17] Atlantic's fortunes rose rapidly: 187 songs were recorded in 1949, more than three times the amount from the previous two years, and received overtures for a manufacturing and distribution deal with Columbia, which would pay Atlantic a 3% royalty on every copy sold. Army. That streak has continued over the years, particularly with the remarkably consistent current regime of co-chairs Craig Kallman and Julie Greenwald, who have steered the ship since 2004. From this point, and notwithstanding the impact of the punk/new wave movement in the late 1970s, the band enjoyed an extraordinary run of successbeginning with their fourth album Fragile, each of the eleven albums they released between 1971 and 1991 (including the lavishly packaged live triple-album Yessongs) made the Top 20 in the US and the UK, and the double-LP Tales of Topographic Oceans (1973) and Going For The One (1977) both reached #1 in the UK. According to the International Herald Tribune, "More than half of its music sales in the United States are now from digital products like downloads on iTunes and ring tones for cellphones", doing so "without seeing as steep of a decline in compact disc sales as the rest of the industry."[93]. During his tenure at United Artists Music, he was executive producer for the soundtrack to the movie 'Karate Kid 2,' which went gold. Bell was the first African-American partner in the label.[58]. The announcement was made today by Atlantic Chairman/COO Julie . In 1956 he started the '8000' popular series (selling for $3.98) for the label's few R&B albums, reserving the 1200 series for jazz. [92], That year also saw Atlantic reach a milestone for major record labels. "So Long", her first record for the label, was recorded with Eddie Condon's band on May 25, 1949. [43] After a slow start, Atco had considerable success with Bobby Darin. In 1990 Ertegun remarked, "The president of RCA at the time had been extensively quoted in Variety damning R&B music as immoral. Their single "Money Honey" became the biggest R&B hit of the year. Michael Kyser has been named the first-ever President of Black Music for the Atlantic Records Group. NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) - Erika Clark has been promoted to Vice President (VP) of Media Relations at Island Records by Executive Vice President of Media Relations Lauren Schneider, to whom Clark will report. [15], In late 1947, James Petrillo, head of the American Federation of Musicians, announced an indefinite ban on all recording activities by union musicians, and this came into effect on January 1, 1948. "The Record Man: Ahmet Ertegun, Founder of Atlantic Records", "Warner Music Slashes Jobs, Ousts Bigwigs", "Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun dies", "Rock & Roll Founding Father Ahmet Ertegun Dies at 83", "Atlantic Puts 256 Stories on a Pair Of 10-In. In April of that year, Miriam (Abramson) Bienstock reported to Billboard that Atlantic was selling 75% of its singles as 45s. Currently serving as Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records in New York. In addition, Mirage opened a subsidiary office in Jamaica with Stacy Greenberg as General Manager and an office in Las Vegas, NV. But when Ertegun offered him another chance, the result was "Splish Splash", which Darin had written in 12 minutes. The CEO and co-chairman of Warner Records (formerly Warner Bros. Records), he was previously the president of A&R at Interscope Geffen A&M and the senior vice president of A&R at Atlantic Records. But the Ertegun brothers held the majority of stock while Wexler controlled about 20 percent. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. [18], On the recommendation of broadcaster Willis Conover, Ertegun and Abramson visited Ruth Brown at the Crystal Caverns club in Washington and invited her to audition for Atlantic. After the contract expired, they founded their label Swan Song and signed a distribution deal with Atlantic after being turned down by other labels. [5], In early 1949, a New Orleans distributor phoned Ertegun to obtain Stick McGhee's "Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee", which was unavailable due to the closing of McGhee's previous label, Harlem Records. [39] The roles of the other executives with Abramson's departure were Wexler as executive vice-president and general manager, Nesuhi Ertegun as executive vice-president in charge of the LP department and Miriam Bienstock as vice-president and also president of Atlantic's music publishing arm Progressive Music with Wexler as executive vice-president and the Ertegun brothers vice-president of Progressive. The Clovers' "Don't You Know I Love You" (composed by Ertegun) became the label's first R&B No. The trio's unique vocal chemistry was instantly apparent, so when Nash quit the Hollies in August 1968 and relocated to Los Angeles, the three immediately formed a trio, Crosby, Stills & Nash. 2005 - Jerry & Bob Greenberg form the Rainbow Bar & Grill Expansion Group. Despite all the resistance, Kalodner's belief in Foreigner was totally vindicated by the group's massive success their 1976 debut single "Feels Like The First Time" reached #4 on the Billboard singles chart, their self-titled debut album sold more than 4 million copies, and the subsequent singles from the album kept the group in the US charts continuously for more than a year. 1 in February and March 1953. 1, Pop No. [56] The deal included a $5000 payment against a five-year option on all other records. The label was originally formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About A Mover", was an R&B hit. Wexler disliked him. [5], Although Leiber and Stoller wrote many popular songs for Atlantic, their relationship with the label was deteriorating in 1962. Irene received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University. Two of Atlantic Records' most accomplished A&R execs, Brandon Davis and Jeff Levin, have been promoted to Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Pop A&R for the company. [5] Ahmet ostensibly stayed in Washington to undertake post-graduate music studies at Georgetown University but immersed himself in the Washington music scene and entered the record business, which was enjoying a resurgence after wartime restrictions on the shellac used in manufacture. Juliette Jones of Atlantic Records is a self-proclaimed "accidental executive.". Atlantic Group is representing a privately held investment firm serving some of the world's most influential families and organizations. December 2, 2014, 12:34 PM. 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My own staff is built with outstanding executives of both sexes, so I view it more as Forget gender but do a job with integrity, diligence and teamwork that you are proud of, and continue to listen, teach, learn and inspire those around you, she says. 2007 - Jerry Greenberg joins the board of MusiCares established in 1989 by The Recording Academy. Look Smart Article[permanent dead link] Websites. Wexler lost his temper and threw Geffen out of his office, but Geffen called Ahmet Ertegun the next day, and Ertegun persuaded Geffen to convince Clive Davis at Columbia to let Atlantic sign Crosby, Stills & Nash.[5]. By the mid-1950s Atlantic had an informal agreement with the French label Barclay, and the two companies regularly exchanged titles, usually jazz recordings. [26], Beginning in 1954, Atlantic created or acquired several subsidiary labels, the first being Cat Records. During his tenure as president of several major labels, Jerry has signed such acts as ABBA, The Blues Brothers, Foreigner, Genesis, TS Monk, Whitesnake, Chic, Nile Rodgers, Dr. Dre & Eazy-E (Production Deal), Motrhead, Brownstone and 3T. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. 1994 - Greenberg is elected to the Board of Directors of Westwood One, the world's #1 supplier of talk, sports, radio, news, and shows all over the world. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. At his urging, Greenberg visited the UK six or seven times every year in search of acts to sign to the label.[72]. The breaking point came when they asked for a producer's royalty. [32] He was appointed vice-president and purchased 13% of the company's stock. Jan 15 2023. By contrast, Wexler was disenchanted by Atlantic's move into rock; he left in 1975. 2009 to 2011 - Mirage Tribute Bands is formed. By this time creative tensions within The Hollies were coming to a head, and Nash had already decided to leave the group. Union College. Since they jointly held more stock, Ahmet was obliged to agree to the sale. white) audience. In addition to establishing Cotillion, Atlantic began expanding its own roster to include rock, soul/rock, progressive rock, British bands and singer songwriters. Wexler sent Tom Dowd to upgrade Stax's recording equipment and facilities. 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Leiber and Stoller also wrote the hit "Ruby Baby" for The Drifters. Abramson's departure opened the way for Ahmet Ertegun to take over as president of the label. In 1990 he and Ertegun disputed the content of Charles's contract, which caused a rift. ", Atlantic suffered a catastrophic loss in the early morning of February 8, 1978, when a fire destroyed most of its tape archive, which had been stored in a non-air-conditioned warehouse in Long Branch, New Jersey. In January of 1996, she was named Executive Vice President. Nov 2016 - Present6 years 5 months. From 1970 it also distributed Embryo Records, founded by jazz flautist Herbie Mann after his earlier Atlantic contract had expired. Atlantic Business Interiors offers a vast array of office furniture and equipment, and combine that with an in-depth knowledge of workplace layout and ergonomics to ensure you make the most of your office space and give your workforce the best work . So significant was Brown's success to Atlantic that the label became known colloquially as "The House That Ruth Built". He signed with Capitol and moved for Hollywood to attempt a movie career, but hits such as "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" and "Things" continued to benefit Atco through 1962. [55], In 1960, Atlantic's Memphis distributor Buster Williams contacted Wexler and told him he was pressing large quantities of "Cause I Love You", a duet between Carla Thomas and her father Rufus which was released by the small label Satellite. 2. The single was issued in August 1962 and became the biggest instrumental hit of the year, reaching No. Spector became one of the most successful record producers of the 1960s. Sam Riback has been working as a Vice President of A and R at Atlantic Records for 21 years. Our costs began at the production levelthe pressing, and distribution, and promotion, and advertising. Ertegun knew Stick's younger brother Brownie McGhee, with whom Stick happened to be staying, so he contacted the McGhee brothers and re-recorded the song. Stereo versions of Ray Charles "What'd I Say" and "Night Time is the Right Time" were included on the Atlantic anthology The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Recordings, 19521959. Wexler's protg Jerry L. Greenberg replaced him and played a role in Atlantic's success during the 1970s. 1, Pop No. 2, Pop No. He later recorded two more parodies, "White & Nerdy", and "Do I Creep You Out", both released September 26 to replace it. The building was purchased less than a week earlier and had been scheduled to reopen as a Nadler's Furniture Center, in an effort to revitalize the downtown area. Atlantic Business Interiors. DZ Atlantic President Testifies to Nebraska Legislature in Support of Nuclear Workforce Development - Part 1 of 2 DZ Atlantic President Ross McConnell and Day & Zimmermann Senior Vice President of Nuclear Operations James Chesnut testified February 16 before the Nebraska Legislature's Natural Resources Committee in support of Legislative Bill 568, the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act. 2013 to Present - Greenberg forms new EDM label with partners from Ibiza, Spain. Wexler exploded and replied the payment would mean the end of their relationship with the label. [35] Nesuhi became head of artists and repertoire (A&R),[31] led the label's jazz division, and built a roster that included Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Herbie Mann, Les McCann,[5] Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane. 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